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| Tacheng |
(tä´ch ng´) (KEY) or Chuguchak (ch gchäk´) (KEY) , town (1994 est. pop. 56,400), N Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in the Dzungarian basin, bordering on Kazakhstan. Long a major center for trade with Central Asia, it is an agricultural hub. Its industries include food processing, textiles, and utilities. The town is sometimes called Tarbagatai. |
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